Walvis Bay Weather in May
Walvis Bay in May
The short of it: Walvis Bay in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & November
Thirty years of records give Walvis Bay an average May high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 1 min in mid-May, 34 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and November.
Against its neighbours, Walvis Bay runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Swakopmund, 31 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Walvis Bay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwakopmundErongo Region | 31 km N | 24° | 12° | 1.0 mm |
| ArandisErongo Region | 77 km NE | 28° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Henties BayErongo Region | 96 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 2.0 mm |
| UsakosErongo Region | 154 km NE | 28° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| KaribibErongo Region | 179 km NE | 28° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| OtjimbingweErongo Region | 180 km ENE | 29° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| OkombaheErongo Region | 199 km NNE | 28° | 12° | 1.0 mm |
| OmaruruErongo Region | 226 km NE | 27° | 10° | 2.0 mm |